It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

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It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

R

Released May 27, 1987

1h 34m

Horror

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The father (Michael Moriarty) of a monster baby goes where it and others like it have been banished by the state.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Finishes the series' natural allegorical evolution.

Rated: B-

Jan 26, 2006

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Joshua Vasquez

Slant Magazine

Stretches the darkly comedic aspects of the trilogy to the breaking point.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 4, 2004

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The entire enterprise never rises much above average.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 29, 2021

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Cohen is arguably using social commentary about victims of the AIDS crisis here considering the timing, but awkward tonal shifts and increasingly cheap special effects make Island of the Alive a bit of trashy, forgettable (if fun) fare.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 25, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

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The weakest one in the series.

Rated: B-

Jul 20, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 3, 2005

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xpig332 B

It’s bad, but not bad enough to be good like Troll 2!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/10/25

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Audience Member

So ridiculous and over the top it's kind of hilarious. Some parts are so ludicrous you can't help but laugh and have fun with the whole thing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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This Movie was awesome for low budget Vandergrift plays over 10 parts in it as an extra

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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A bloody and very interesting movie with cool effects and good acting. It's Alive III is very enjoyable 68/100

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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almost as good as the original skipped the 2nd one knowing it didn't do as well this one deals with an evolutionary allegory on abortions on deformed infants; is it within our right to kill the unsightly and the dangerous at such a young age or can a new breed of humanity co-exist with us? the monstrous, bloodthirsty creatures multiply by the hour and society feels that the best solution is to isolate them on a deserted island soon though they escape thanks to a still-caring father who believes they can live just like us it's too bad there isn't as much of the creatures but the idea is still there dealing with the harsh decision on whether or not to kill your own good kills with some allegory on newborns and their fate not a bad sequel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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More annoying than anything else. The characters (particularly the father), the editing (a scientist very much alive in one shot is two cuts later dead as a doornail)... it just makes Part 3 a chore to watch. Clearly Larry Cohen was more concerned with getting a free vacation in Hawaii than making a good movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

The father (Michael Moriarty) of a monster baby goes where it and others like it have been banished by the state.

Director: Larry Cohen
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 27, 1987, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2007
Runtime: 1h 34m

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